KFAD is gearing up again. Drama classes begin on Thursday, August 27, from 4 to 6 PM. They continue every Monday and Thursday from 4 to 6 PM, starting the following week.

Hand chimes class begins on September 1st from 4 to 5:30 PM.

The fees for both of these classes are $100.00 per child or a set family price of $150.00.

A lot of new children joined the summer program. Due to class size, we have placed a limit on the amount of children, we can accept. Please register as soon as possible to assure your child will have a spot. Call Marge Austin at 608-774-4140 to reserve your child’s placement.

Our summer session runs from August 3rd thru August 20th, and we meet Monday thru Thursday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. each day. Marge Austin will teach music reading, hand chimes, and vocal techniques, and will begin working with the kids on the fall show’s music.

The session fee is $50.00 per child. If money is an issue, please don’t let it keep your child away!

Please contact the studio at 368-1578 or contact Marge directly at 774-4140. Please make the call A.S.A.P., as Marge will be out of town on vacation on July 24th thru August 2nd and would like a head count before she leaves.

This spring’s show is The Return of the Glass Slipper, a funny update of the Cinderella story, and it starts tonight! The performances on May 1 and 2 are at 7 PM, and the matinee on May 3 is at 2 PM. The show is at the First Presbyterian Church (501 Prospect Avenue, Beloit, WI).

This spring, we’re reviving the popular KFAD raffle! Prizes include a year’s family membership to the Stateline YMCA, a weekend at the Lake Lawn Lodge, a signed football from the Green Bay Packers, and loads of games from Patch Products.

If you would like raffle tickets, please contact Marge Austin at 368-1578. They are one for $3, two for $5, or five for $10.

If you have prizes you would like to donate for the raffle, there’s still time for that too. Again, just give Marge a call at 368-1578.

The next KFAD production has been cast, and the kids are already hard at work learning their songs and lines. This Spring’s show is The Return of the Glass Slipper, a funny update of the Cinderella story. The show are scheduled for May 1–3. The performances on May 1 and 2 are at 7 PM, and the matinee on May 3 is at 2 PM. We hope to see you there!

Last weekend, our production of the musical version of A Christmas Carol went off wonderfully. The kids and the staff all did a fantastic job and entertained hundreds of theatergoers each day. Our fantastic and talented group of actors truly made us proud!

On a sad note, our musical advisor, Henry DeBruyne, fell on his way out of our final dress rehearsal and broke his hip. After surgery last Saturday, he seems to be doing well and is on his way to recovering soon. We scrambled to find a pianist to substitute for him at our performances and thankfully wound up with two wonderful gems.

Many thanks to those brave proxies for Henry, as well as to all of the friends and family who did so much to support us throughout the entire season. Look here in January for news about signing up for our spring production. We hope to see you back in 2009!

Come see the KFAD kids perform our latest play! This fall’s selection is A Christmas Carol, a musical based on Charles Dickens’s classic story of holiday redemption. Opening night is November 21, 2008, starting at 7 PM. The second show plays on November 22, also at 7 PM, and we also have a Sunday matinee on November 23 at 2 PM.